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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Airport Visitor
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:20:28 -0500
References: <D59E5C644D674837B9A94D5EB0EFA7F4@jimnichols> <91925591-7685-42AA-872A-73864B1AD159@gmail.com>

Thanks, Lluis.  Fortunately, the 35 Macro ( 70mm equivalent ) makes a very 
good "walk-around" lens for a 4/3 camera.  It is the lightest lens I own, 
and holds up well in capturing details.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lluis Ripoll" <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Airport Visitor


> Nice pictures Jim, no macro lens needed to shot this big insect!
>
> cheers
> Lluis
>
> El 26/07/2011, a las 20:18, Jim Nichols escribi?:
>
>> I made a stop at the local airport this morning and found a visitor  to 
>> be the center of attention.  This new air ambulance is enroute  from the 
>> manufacturer to its home in Boise, ID, and made a fueling  stop.  The 
>> local crew of the Vanderbilt Hospital medevac station had  to look it 
>> over.
>>
>> I even include a senorita at work.
>>
>> The crew obligingly opened up access doors for the locals to get a  good 
>> look at the new Bell, which is quite different from the  equipment that 
>> they operate.
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Interested+Observers.jpg.html
>>
>> The local airport attendant fueled the chopper from the fuel truck, 
>> assisted by her boss.
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Fueling.jpg.html
>>
>> The last image includes the main rotor hub, and, just above the 
>> windshield centerpost, a cable cutter.
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Rotor+Hub+and+Cable+Cutter.jpg.html
>>
>> Olympus E-1 with Zuiko Digital 35mm 3.5 Macro
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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